Satellite News

A cargo resupply demonstration mission by Orbital Sciences Corp. drew to a close as Expedition 37 crew members aboard the International Space Station detached and released the Cygnus spacecraft from the orbiting laboratory.

Lockheed Martin Corporation reported financial results for the third quarter 2013.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has signed two contracts totalling C7.5 million for the provision of Radarsat-2 information and services.

The launch of Sirius FM-6 aboard a Proton-M has been postponed again upon request of the satellite’s operator, SiriusXM.

ISS-Reshetnev Company said it has kicked off final electrical testing of the Ekspress-AM5 satellite.

During the NASA shutdown, the LADEE mission continued to perform its critical manoeuvres and capture into the commissioning orbit around the moon.

In preparation for its final switch-off on 23 October, mission controllers have fired Planck’s thrusters to empty its fuel tanks. The burn is one of the final steps to ensure that Planck ends its mission in a permanently safe configuration.

After mapping variations in Earth’s gravity with unprecedented detail for four years, the GOCE satellite has run out of fuel and the end of mission has been declared.